Discover Athens Street Art with a Local | This is Athens with a Local

Thomas Gravanis

Beyond the classical monuments, Athens is an open-air gallery of street art. From local street art stars to global graffiti artists, explore the ever-changing canvas of our buzzing capital.

Overview

Follow a local on a walk inside Athens’ thrilling street art and graffiti scene. Walk the streets of the Historic Centre, Exarchia, Monastiraki, Psirri and Plaka, and read the stories that modern Athens has written on its walls. From youthful rebellion to eternal philosophical questions and political statements, Athens is a canvas where its citizens express themselves in dazzling colour. Each mural offers a different interpretation of Athens. Together, they form a fascinating patchwork that says a lot about the city’s urban culture.

Info

Potential starting points are the City Hall, or a subway station. Locals are non-paid savvy Athenians providing their personal opinions and not professional tour guides.

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Duration:

~2 hours

Reviews

Ragnvald Nydal

This is an offer I have heard about in other cities- but never tried.
Karerina made my experience in Athens a walking party. Google and Wikipedia are quite reliant companions for directions and facts. But Katerina was able to go behind the apparent realities, explain the history behind periptero and frappe, enlighten me on mastiha, draw attention to details and hidden treasure in backstreets where I had walked unknowingly before, - and to locate the best restaurant experience with local food and atmosphere.
She was communicative, empathetic, flexible,knowledgable and humble- interested in other countries as well.
To be offered a guided walk with these qualities, is a priceless commodity.

Visited Athens in October 29, 2024

Jakob

Athen is rich of big and impressing murals. While this walk we could see many of them and learned about the artists.

Visited Athens in October 4, 2023

Julie Reinganum

Katerina was an amazing local guide! We learned so much about Athens during our time together. We enjoyed her company and deeply appreciated her stories and knowledge. We saw places we would have missed. It was the highlight of our visit. Thank you very much!

Visited Athens in September 29, 2023

Your Locals for this Walk

Katerina L.

I am passionate about the Olympic Games and I also like walking, art, cultural events - and Korea 여러분 안녕하세요!

Spyridon K.